Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-30
ALWAYS WITH Us.
THE cREuAfORY THR Absorbing CUES
TION IN CITY AFFAIRS.
Tbs (.upcil Committee on Health Holds q Secret
Ssssion-Councll to Be Called
Together.

Whenever COuncllmen naEe hoIhhiS CIV
to do they meet and wransle o7r inc
onastion of whether the crematory Shall De
moved, and il SO, where it shall De located.
II is the one disturbing factor IN city
affairs. like the irrepressible Eastern
Question. - it will not be downed, and the
outlook for the coming summer IS dreary
one The Committee on Health and Coun-
ell have locked horns on the question, ana
while the fight goes on from week to week.
the crematory stands out in the weather.
the iron building lays around in the wet,
and the good old process of hauling night
soil to the river, goes merrily on. twice
the Health Committee has recommended
IN Council that the site be changed, ana
twice has the parent body refused 10 con-
cur hut the committee, deeming itself IN
the right. is not bit discouraged, and
st;ll toes the mark in readiness for another
bout
Last evening the committee, having
made trip about the city last Saturday
afternoon and viewed several available
sites, met at the City Hall, fired the re-
porters, and proceeded to consider the
somewhat threadbare subject. The idea
was TO pick out location for the furnace,
send il in to Council, and have the choice
ratified before the residents oil that quarter
of the city TO which the crematory was 10
be removed could organize any opposition.
Chairman Jaeger being absent, MIR. DAVIS
was called upon to preside. DIR. Uirleb,
on behalf of those members Of the commit
tee who made Saturdays trip, made long
statement of the exploring expedition, say
ing the river bank near the foot of Twenty
fourth street, Caldwells run, the gas
works, the mouth Of Coal run, and site
on the creek bank, south of the tunnel,
and near where Mr.. LOettier's
celebrated slaughter house, was
built, had been visited and discussed.
There had also been under consideration
site out the pike mile or so, where lot
could be obtained for about $500. One
gentleman had offered to donate sufficient
ground, around the hill, for the furnace.
The committee seemed TO look upon the
site Just west of the big gas-hOlder, on the
south side of Nineteenth, and the site on
the creek bank, south OF the tunnel rail-
road bridge, rs the best, but 4 very warm
discussion arose OH both these propositions,
Mr.. Farrell being especially urgent i'll OBJ
iectiDg to the gas works location. lie
thought the oil refinery, the gas works
and kindred establishments quite enough
for that part of town. Mr.. George h.
Wheat also dropped in for moment to say
a word about the location around the hill.
The entire subject of garbage contracts,
hauling of night soil, roadways, grades,
&c, was discussed ut length, and the COM
mittee which caused the location Of the
furnace on top of the bill was scorched
rather severely. There was also some talk
of an inclining plane from Chapline and
Tenth to the present crematory, to be
operated by stationary engine, for the
hosting up of the night soil tank carts.
1t was pretty conclusively shown that the
retaining of the furnace on top of the hill
would cost the city about an
extra 81 ,0OO per year for garbage contracts
alone, and resolution was passed author
ling the Health officer, in case of neces-
sity to arrange for the extension OF the
present garbage contracts Tor one month,
at compensation of one-twelfth the total
sum paid last year.
After about an hours debate two things
became apparent One was that the com
mittee was unanimously In favor of re-
moving the furnace, and the other was
that it could never agree upon new site.
With this dilemma staring them in the
face, a resolution was passed asking Coun-
Gil to appoint Joint special committee of
eight, four from each Branch and one from
each ward, to consider the question of
new location, in conjunction with the
Health Committee The gentlemen also
agreed to sign a call asking His Honor the
Mayor to assemble Council on Tuesday
evening next, to consider the crematory
question in its entirety.